Court orders state to disclose Okinawa reversion papers

Court orders state to disclose Okinawa reversion papers

TOKYO, Japan - Takichi Nishiyama (L), a former reporter of the major daily Mainichi Shimbun, and other plaintiffs arrive at the Tokyo District Court on April 9, 2010. The court ordered the state to disclose diplomatic documents on the 1972 reversion of Okinawa, fully backing the plaintiffs in a suit.

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